[Bitcoin-segwit2x] Strong 2-Way Replay Protection

Emil Oldenburg emil at bitcoin.com
Mon Oct 9 02:04:59 UTC 2017


I never said it will. Simply that the users will move to the upgraded
chain and the legacy one will have neither blocks nor users after a
short while.


Emil Oldenburg, CTO
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On 2017年10月09日 10:59, Chris Stewart wrote:
> This is really alarming that you think this is how consensus protocols
> work. The legacy chain will never reorg to the new currency. The two
> consensus rule sets are incompatible. 
>
> -Chris
>
> On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 8:39 PM, Emil Oldenburg via Bitcoin-segwit2x
> <bitcoin-segwit2x at lists.linuxfoundation.org
> <mailto:bitcoin-segwit2x at lists.linuxfoundation.org>> wrote:
>
>     Chain splits happens once in a while, we had a chain split three
>     days ago, even though it didn't last as no miner built a block on
>     top of the AntPool block since the cost of burying it deep enough
>     to reach more than 100 confirmations so it can be sold, simply was
>     too high.
>
>     https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/blocks/orphans/1
>     <https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/blocks/orphans/1>
>
>     Post HF, we will get a chain split, and blocks will be mined on
>     both chains. But the economic reality is that the non-upgraded
>     legacy chain face a significant risk of getting
>     orphaned/abandoned. What is a good definition of chain split? 1,
>     100, or 1000 blocks?
>
>
>     Emil Oldenburg, CTO
>     Emil at bitcoin.com <mailto:Emil at bitcoin.com>
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>     On 2017年10月09日 09:56, Chris Stewart via Bitcoin-segwit2x wrote:
>>     So just so this is clear to the rest of the world, Segwit2x
>>     believes there will be no chain split?
>>
>>     -Chris
>>
>>     On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 5:57 PM, bitPico <bitpico at icloud.com
>>     <mailto:bitpico at icloud.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         https://blockchain.info/charts/nya-support
>>         <https://blockchain.info/charts/nya-support>
>>
>>         ~95-96% 
>>
>>         Do the math on how long it would take to solve a 1x
>>         (deprecated) block with only 4-5% network hash power.
>>
>>         There is no HACK in place to drop the difficulty either so
>>         it’s a dead blockchain. :-)
>>
>>>         On Oct 8, 2017, at 6:46 PM, Chris Stewart via
>>>         Bitcoin-segwit2x <bitcoin-segwit2x at lists.linuxfoundation.org
>>>         <mailto:bitcoin-segwit2x at lists.linuxfoundation.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         So just to be clear, segwit2x no longer believes there will
>>>         not be a chain split come November?
>>>
>>>         -Chris
>>
>>
>>
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